GTA IV

GTA IV.

One aspect about this whole thing annoys me incredibly.

GTA got it’s start as a PC game. Geeks played it an loved it! I thought it was awesome! With GTA 3 came a real 3d environment. loads of fun ensued. GTA San Andreas kicked it up a notch with a solid story and amazing graphics! What a fantastic game. Once again on PC. Rockstar got an incredible amount of support from the PC community I daresay the PC gamers made the company what it is today.

Is it too much to ask then, to give a little something back for the loyalty!? Perhaps by releasing GTA 4 on the PC? NO! what they have done is release it on every platform EXCEPT the PC. The PC is the very platform that made them! I am sure I am not the only gamer out there that feels this way. How incredibly rude! Perhaps it was money? How much did you sell your souls to consoles for? I hope with all my heart that you see the error of your ways and give back to your loyal PC base that has given you so much all these years right from GTA I.

Apart from that whole issue,what an amazing game. There are several times in your life that you feel something and you realise your world will never be the same again. Something small happens and you realise your expectations for the future have changed forever. This happened for me about 6 minutes into the game (Yes I bought it for the XBOX 360. How could I not?). I was learning to drive my car on a detestable controller as opposed to a keyboard and mouse.

Anyway I was travelling at speed and hit a tree head on. The car crashed and stopped but something amazing happened. It caused everyone in the room to go WOAH! My character “Nico” went flying out of the front windshield and landed a few moeters in front of the car and rolled over. This tiny little moment changed things forever. It was so cool! The next hour was spent trying to make him fly through the windscreen again and again. What an amazing thing. I love this game.

I don’t like the foulmouthed idiots my character has to deal with though. I never have liked swearing. I guess I have to take the bad with the good. Definitely not a game for kids, but there you have it.

I dislike strongly people who say video games cause violence. How many thousands played Quake and it was complained about that it causes violence blah blah because some kids went on a shooting rampage and killed a bunch of people. The percantage is neglible when compared to the millions who played the game and never went on a shooting rampage. Video games are the Rock n Roll of the new millenium.

Anyway, that’s my two cents.